"Mother, who is Sylvain?" Gustavo had, of course, heard the conversation between the Spider Mom and the Lord of the Free City.
"Him? A scoundrel who abandoned his family," Spider Mom replied resentfully.
"Oh!" Gustavo shrank back. In fact, he had already guessed that the old bastard that Spider Mom was talking about was probably his biological father whom he had never met.
"Judging from this, my old man must be very strong," Gustavo thought to himself, his confidence growing considerably.
He completely ignored the old bastard that Spider Mom mentioned.
What does a conflict between a couple have to do with the child?
It's a pity, I wonder where my dad is now?
Otherwise, Gustavo would say he wants to curry favor with someone powerful.
Just as Gustavo was lost in thought, Spider Mom pulled the Golden-Scaled Beast Tula in front of her and released him from her control.
"Greetings, Your Excellency!" Wotu lowered his head and prostrated himself in mid-air.
"The Golden-Scaled Beast clan? You're also a member of the Ashes?"
"Indeed, I am subordinate to Lord Feather Star Pillar."
"Feather Star Pillar? Oh, I remember now, it's Herista, that woman."
"What are you going to do about this?" Spider Mom asked.
Upon hearing this, Wotu felt relieved. Judging from the stranger's manner of doing things, the fact that they were willing to talk meant that his life was not in danger.
The worst thing is to end up like Frodo, without even a chance to speak or defend yourself; that would be truly tragic.
"I'm willing to compensate you," Wotu quickly replied.
After saying that, Wotu took out an irregularly shaped emerald green crystal from a certain spot on his chest, and a rich life force emanated from the crystal.
"Huh? It's actually Dragon Marrow Crystal of the Dragon of Vitality, that's quite rare." A hint of surprise flashed in Spider Mom's eyes. It wasn't that the thing was particularly precious, but rather that it was Rare and seldom seen.
"My lord, you are very knowledgeable. This Dragon Marrow Crystal is of four-star quality and can greatly enhance Life Essence. Its energy properties are exceptionally gentle, so your offspring can use it without harming their bodies," Wotu said with a beaming smile.
Spider Mom nodded slightly, then looked at Gustavo beside her, "Take it. It will be most effective when you consume the Dragon Marrow Crystal when you are about to break through to Legendary at the peak of the Tier Nine."
"Yes, Mother." Gustavo happily shot out a few strands of spider silk, taking away the emerald green crystal from Wotu's claws.
"You're no longer needed, leave."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, sir." Wotu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and transformed into a golden Iridescent Light, disappearing at full speed.
"Let's go, come back to the lair with me."
As she spoke, Spider Mom turned and walked into the spatial Black Hole, with Gustavo following closely behind.
After the mother and son left, the Air-Stasis Corridor opened up, and the once stagnant world seemed to resume its flowing flow, with everything becoming vibrant again.
"Haha, we're still alive!"
"That was terrifying; I almost thought I was going to die."
"Is this the power of Demigod? It's truly captivating."
The Jilong Highlands erupted in a deafening commotion as the Transcendent discussed the events unfolding before their eyes.
The Legendary beings remained silent, most of them in a daze.
As high-level military forces, they hadn't felt this kind of despair and powerlessness in a long time.
They had no power whatsoever to resist Demigod.
The appearance of Spider Mom and the Lord of the Free City demonstrated to them what it means to have an ever-greater mountain.
There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding.
Thousands of kilometers away from the Jilong Highlands, on a desolate plain, the black mist dissipated, revealing a bewildered Arthur.
After a moment, Arthur asked cautiously.
"Senior, are you still there?"
After calling out several times, just as Arthur breathed a sigh of relief, a rough, arrogant voice suddenly resounded in his mind.
"I'm not dead, kid. Don't act like you're trying to summon my soul, you're just annoying me."
Hearing this voice, Arthur's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a sense of despair. How could this filthy thing still be inside his body?
"You brat, who are you calling filthy? I am the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow, a great creature of the Underworld. How dare you call me filthy?"
"Huh? Senior, you can hear my thoughts?"
"I'm right here in your consciousness; I know everything you're thinking!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Arthur's face turned even paler.
That's it, there's no chance of turning things around now, and they can't hide anything from us.
Sensing Arthur's mental fluctuations, the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow laughed in anger. "This fool, do I need to go through all this trouble to deal with you?"
With your pathetic strength, let alone in your prime, even now, I could crush you with one hand.
"How could such an idiot possess the bloodline of my race? It's really strange." Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow was completely baffled.
However, if he wants to recover from his injuries, he will need to rely on Arthur. Only when the latter becomes stronger can Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow use Arthur's bloodline power to reshape his body.
So, the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow recounted the whole story to Arthur.
The latter then suddenly realized what was happening.
"So, you are the consciousness that slumbered within the armor? I thought the family records were all fabricated."
Arthur comes from a small Transcendent family that possesses a three-star quality Transcendent armor.
According to oral tradition passed down from the older generation, a great consciousness slumbers within the armor.
Arthur had always thought it was a fabricated Legend, but he never expected it to be true.
"If you hadn't been in danger, I wouldn't have woken up prematurely and almost encountered Demigod- level Dragon-Hunting Spider. What bad luck."
"Demigod?" Arthur drew out the words.
"That's right, the Dragon-Hunting Spider beside you contains the primordial power of a Demigod Dragon-Hunting Spider. Those two Legendary are in big trouble, hahaha." Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow laughed gloatingly.
If he hadn't sensed the spatial marker within Gustavo's body, he wouldn't have been able to escape so quickly; the two Legendary couldn't scare the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow.
"So the Keaton brothers have such powerful backers. No wonder he told me to hide behind them." Arthur breathed a sigh of relief; he had been worried that Gustavo would be killed by the two Legendary.
The Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow continued, "Boy, the bloodline within you is too weak, insufficient to support my reshaping of it. From now on, you will need to follow my guidance to gradually activate your bloodline power and transform into the true form of the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow."
"Me? Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow? But I'm human."
"Hmph, what's with all this talk about humans? What's there to miss about that inferior bloodline? Don't you want to advance to Legendary, Epic, Demigod, or even True God?"
"True God? Can purifying my bloodline make me a true god?" Arthur's eyes lit up.
"Uh..." Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow was speechless, then mumbled, "Anything is possible as long as you work hard to improve the quality of your bloodline."
"Alright." Arthur nodded.
Now that things have come to this, what else can he do?
He couldn't beat them in a fight, and they knew exactly what he was thinking. It was simply unsolvable.
Arthur could only hope that this so-called Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow truly meant him no harm.
"Let's go, let's find a place to settle down first. This spatial teleportation took too much energy, I need to recover some strength." Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow said wearily.
At the same time, this creature from the Underworld muttered to itself in a voice only it could hear, "Strange... I feel like I've been tricked. Who is it?"